Welcome to the Inverted Orthodoxy Podcast! We're Blake, Kyle, and Doug the pastors from Living Springs, here to take you on a weekly adventure through the twists and turns of faith. Got questions? We've got answers, and sometimes more questions! Join us as we explore, celebrate, and embrace the beautiful complexities of belief. This week we tackled a lot of questions:

1. AER

Pastors… I know ya’ll really wanted snow for the youth tobogganing that’s happening on Wednesday… but I think one of you prayed WAY too hard!!! Haha

2. In our recent series on 1 Corinthians, in v24-25 of chapter 15, it refers to Jesus handing over the kingdom to God and father. How do you read and interpret this. We refer to the kingdom of God, but does this verse refer to the Kingdo. Of Jesus, as he hasn’t handed it over to the father yet? I would appreciate your thoughts on this.

3. If you could gain clarity about one verse or a couple of verses which would you choose and why?

4. What kind of resurrection did Lazuras experience? Did he have the same kind of body Jesus had after his resurrection?

5. In school I’m learning about determinism. Compatibilism and free will. Which one do you believe according to logic, experience and scripture?

Quick definitions:

Determinism

The view that every event—including human thoughts and actions—is caused by prior events and conditions, leaving no real possibility for things to happen otherwise.

Free Will

The ability to make genuine choices that are not completely determined by external forces or past events.

Compatibilism

The belief that determinism and free will can both be true—human choices can be determined and still count as free if they reflect a person’s desires, intentions, and reasoning.

6. What are your thoughts on CRISPR and genetic editing? Is it similar to other technology and tools where there is both good and bad ways to use it, or does the bad too greatly outweigh the good in this case? And furthermore is it too close to playing God, changing how our bodies are designed at a genetic level?

7. I like many of the worship songs we sing in church, some are so individualistic in our pursuit of faith and Jesus. Do you see more value in some songs if we were to change the ‘I’ to ‘we’ and bring them into a more corporate singing/ worship expression.

My other minor question would be we talk about it as a time of signing at church and not a time of worship; would love to know the heart and rationale behind this.

8. After Jesus' resurrection, we are told that we no longer have anything to fear, but how can we not fear for our unsaved loved ones?

9. What is you favourite bible/Christian joke? What does a pirate say after praying? Arrr-men

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